Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot
Chapter 1267 - 522: Enhancing Base Security

Chapter 1267: Chapter 522: Enhancing Base Security

"This barrier is quite strong!"

As Wang Tao observed the nearly invisible barrier above his head, he reached out to touch it and immediately a pale golden ripple flashed.

"Chirp~"

The Golden Eagle was also very curious. It had just distinctly felt that this transparent barrier would block it, and if it tried to force its way through, it was likely to bump into it. But after Wang Tao let it fly directly into the barrier, it felt as if the barrier had opened up a little gap, allowing it to fly through without any resistance. It was the first time it had encountered such a peculiar thing.

"This barrier doesn’t stop me, its user, I can freely enter and exit. For others, I can grant authorization, and those who are authorized by me can also enter and exit freely."

Wang Tao explained with a smile to the Golden Eagle.

He had wondered earlier, if he activated the barrier, how would others freely move in and out? As the user, he surely wouldn’t have a problem, but he couldn’t always manually let people through, right? How would he manage that? Now, it seemed this Level 6 biological weapon had its own resolution—

[Barrier: Creates a defensive barrier within a specified range. Current maximum range: 10 kilometers radius (accessible with authorization)]

This authorization prompt appeared after the barrier was activated.

From the literal meaning alone, Wang Tao could understand, though he might not know how to apply it. However, detailed instructions also appeared in his mind at the time this prompt emerged.

And the method was actually quite simple—it was just a matter of him telling the Crystal Energy Poison Tree who could come in—yes, the Crystal Energy Poison Tree was sentient once fully activated!

To be precise, all these biological weapons were sentient; otherwise, why call them biological weapons? "Biological," being the prefix, indicates they are not inanimate.

However, being sentient doesn’t necessarily mean being smart.

Generally, the consciousness of biological weapons is quite simple. They can understand the commands issued by the user and act accordingly. Simpler commands are better. If the command is too complex, they might not understand it.

For example, if Wang Tao gave the [Night Demon Type III] a command to "attack," it would immediately comply and continue attacking until either the enemy was dead or it died, unless Wang Tao ordered it to stop.

But if he issued a complicated command like "feint, lure the tiger from the mountain, create diversions" to the [Night Demon Type III], it would be confused and wouldn’t know how to execute the command.

In such cases, Wang Tao would have to control the [Night Demon Type III] himself, and while this allowed it to fully unleash its potential, it cost him his own spiritual power. So if he created too many Night Demons, he might not be able to control them efficiently, and this could affect his own combat effectiveness.

As far as communicating with this [Night Demon Type III], there was no feedback to be had; he could only issue commands, and they acted like emotionless task machines.

But the Crystal Energy Poison Tree was different. After its full activation, Wang Tao could distinctly feel that its consciousness was much broader than other biological weapons, and it was smart enough to communicate!

Of course, this "smart" is relative to other biological weapons. Its intelligence couldn’t compare to that of humans, but it was capable of simple communication.

This so-called authorization that Wang Tao had, meant that he just had to inform the Crystal Energy Poison Tree who could pass, and the Crystal Energy Poison Tree would let them through.

Though it sounded, whether Wang Tao controlled it directly or told the Crystal Energy Poison Tree, both seemed somewhat troublesome. Because these actions required Wang Tao; if he wasn’t at the base, wouldn’t that be a significant restriction?

But actually, it was not so rigid. Since the Crystal Energy Poison Tree had a certain level of intelligence and could communicate, this authorization wasn’t so inflexible.

Wang Tao could tell it which people could pass and which could not. But he could also tell it under what circumstances to allow passage and when not to, and it could understand on its own!

As long as Wang Tao established the rules beforehand and communicated them to the Crystal Energy Poison Tree, it could then allow passage according to those rules. This made things much more convenient as Wang Tao wouldn’t need to authorize each case personally.

Regarding the barrier’s defensive power, Wang Tao also had an inkling; it could not only block various harsh weathers but also most attacks below Level 6!

Including himself and Xiao Jin, they were all unable to break through this barrier!

It had to be said, this defensive power was truly terrifying. With such a level of defense, the security at Changhe Base increased exponentially!

But such strong defense obviously wasn’t without cost, which was the Crystal Core!

Maintaining this barrier required a continuous consumption of HP, and blocking various attacks also depleted HP. The stronger the attack, the more HP was consumed, and once its HP dropped below a certain threshold, it would automatically shut down all functions, entering a dormant state, and needed reactivation to be used again.

How to replenish the HP of a biological weapon? Naturally, it could only be replenished with Crystal Cores!

So, theoretically, as long as there were enough Crystal Cores consumed, not to mention attacks from Level 6, even Level 7 attacks could probably be blocked! It was unclear, though, how many Crystal Cores would be needed.

Wang Tao tried it; he allowed the Crystal Energy Poison Tree to block him with the barrier, then he took out a large knife, and fiercely slashed at the barrier, and he saw that about a thousand out of the Crystal Energy Poison Tree’s one million HP was reduced. The defensive power was still very strong, indeed, it was the highest he had encountered among living beings, surpassing even Level 5 Giant Zombies.

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